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Gustavo Dudamel to succeed Salonen

26 year old Venezualan conductor Gustavo Dudamel has been appointed Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra from the beginning of the 2008-09 season. Dudamel succeeds Esa-Pekka Salonen who steps down after a highly successful 17 year tenure with the orchestra which, according to New Yorker writer Alex Ross said "has transformed the American orchestra business".

Andrew Burke Appointed London Sinfonietta Chief Executive

Andrew Burke has been appointed Chief Executive of the London Sinfonietta . Burke moves from his post as Head of LSO Discovery, the London Symphony Orchestra's community and education programme in July 2007, following the departure from the Sinfonietta of Cathy Graham and Gillian Moore. Burke's work at the Sinfonietta will include overseeing their move to a permanent home at Kings Place, a new multi-purpose venue near King's Cross.

Pierre Jalbert wins the $25,000 Stoeger Prize

The $25,000 Elise L. Stoeger Prize has been awarded to composer Pierre Jalbert.

Jalbert, 39, is a member of the faculty member at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in Houston, and was given the award by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in recognition of "significant contributions to the chamber music repertory".

Sebastian Currier Wins Grawemeyer Award

Sebastian Currier, a composer and professor at Columbia University in New York, has won the 2007 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for Static, a six-movement work scored for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
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'Writing music? It's like flying a plane' says Ades

Barbican London gears up for Ades Festival

Traced Overhead, a festival celebrating the work of Thomas Ades, the British composer, conductor and pianist will take place through March and April at the Barbican Center, London. The highlight will be the UK premiere of new orchestral piece Tev ót played by the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle.

Peter Eotvos Awarded Frankfurt Music Prize

The winner of the 25th Frankfurt Music Prize has been announced as composer and conductor Peter Eotvos. The prestigious prize has been awarded to Eotvos for his continual commitment to engaging audiences and tomorrow's musicians in the music of today.

Eotvos will receive the award in March alongside Ensemble Modern, conducted by Eotvos himself, playing a selection of the winners works.

Past winners have included many of the most emminent musicians of recent years, notably Gyorgy Ligeti, Alfred Brendel and Heniz Holliger.
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9th Annual MATA Festival in Brooklyn

The MATA festival, founded in 1996 by Philip Glass continues this March at the Brooklyn Lyceum, New York. The festival aims to be a catalyst for young composers and features three commissions and eleven premieres. The festival runs March 18-24.
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